A couple more chances to see the press conference we held a couple weeks ago to announce publication of "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Housing and Wages in Vermont" on Channel 17/Town Meeting TV:
Channel 17 serves the communities of Burlington, South Burlington, Essex, Essex Junction, Winooski, Williston, St. George, and parts of Colchester.
Home building immediately stimulates the economy. In addition to providing jobs to workers in the construction industry, funds flow to a variety of local service and goods providers and to local governments in the form of fees and taxes.
News from our friends across the street at Champlain Housing Trust (CHT): A new study shows community land trust homeowners have lower foreclosure and delinquency rates.
A story from the Associated Press (AP) today echoes what we wrote in this year's "Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Housing and Wages in Vermont" report: Homes are still unaffordable for many despite lower interest rates.
The AP cites job security, poor credit score and lack of cash as contributing factors to the problem.